WESTMINSTER-A packed house at Holland Gym was treated to a thrilling back and forth affair between Bellows Falls and White River Valley on Saturday afternoon. In the end, the Purple and White was able to hold onto a 48-45 win over a gritty Wildcat squad.
“There were times when I thought we were going to give this one away,” said Head Coach Evan Chadwick. “Credit my guys though, they stuck with it and made the plays we needed to hold on.”
After White River jumped out to a 6 point lead on back to back 3s by Wyatt Cadwell, which proved to be the largest deficit either team faced all night, both teams traded punches in a physical contest that saw a combined total of 62 free throws.
White River held onto a 2 point lead with 2 minutes remaining. Jamison Nystrom was able to hit 2 from the stripe to even the contest at 44. After White River hit one free throw of their own to retake the lead, Colby Dearborn’s fadeaway from the short corner put the Terriers in front for good.
The Terriers would extend their lead to three on a Dearborn layup off a Jake Moore assist with 5 seconds remaining. WRV would get the ball into Cadwell and his desperation half court shot was just off the mark, earning BF their third win of the season, evening their record to 3-3.
Dearborn and Nystrom each scored 11 points for the Terriers. Walker James added 8 and Moore contributed 7 along with 8 boards.
The Terriers are next in action on Tuesday, as they welcome their Exit 6 rivals, the Springfield Cosmos to town. JV tips at 5:30pm with Varsity slated for 7pm.
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